" The House On Mango Street"
"Where do you live? she asked. There, I said pointed up to the third floor. You live there? " ( Pg 5)...
What did the Nun act like when she saw Esperanza's House? Why?
The Nun went past Esperanza playing outside so the Nun asked where Esperanza lived.
Disgusted, Surprised
"You're not my daughter, you're not my daughter. And then he broke into his hands. "( Pg 93 )
Who says the "You're not my daughter, you're not my daughter. And then he broke into his hands." ( Pg 93) and why?
Esperanza saw Sally's father beating Sally and saw everything.
Why did she need the job and why?
"I needed money. The Catholic High School cost a lot, in Papa said nobody went to public school unless you wanted to turn out bad" ( Pg 53)
Esperanza needed the money because she wanted to go to the Catholic High School instead of a public school.
What does Esperanza name mean?
Sadness in Spanish.
What does Savor mean?
To taste with pleasure.
Who were Esperanza's siblings?
"By the time we got to Mango Street we were six -Mama, Papa, Carlos, Kiki, my sister Nenny and me." ( Pg 3) Esperanza is talking about her siblings right when the moved in.
Carlos, Kiki, Nenny
How did Sally's act Father furious when Sally talking to a boy and why?
"What day Sally's father catches her talking to a boy and then the next day she doesn't come to school. And the next. unto the way Sally tells it he just went crazy and he just forgot he was her father between the buckle and belt." ( Pg 93)
Sally was explaining to Esperanza about how Sally's father gets mad at Esperanza of talking to a boy.
Why did Esperanza ate fast during the break and why?
"Lunch time came I was scared to eat alone in the company lunchroom with all those men and ladies looking" ( Pg 54)
Esperanza was scared to be next to all the people in the lunch room so she ate fast.
What number does Esperanza name mean?
The number 9.
What does Diminish mean?
Slowly deplete.
How was Esperanza describing her house?
" It's small and red what tight steps in forms in Windows so small you think you're holding your breath." ( Pg 4) Esperanza is describing the house about how the condition of the house is.
Described, Tight, Red, Windows being small,
Why did Sally want to stay at Esperanza's for a while and why?
"Sally was going to get permission to stay with us a little and one Thursday she came finally with a sack full of clothes and a paper bag of sweet bread her mama sent." ( Pg 93)
Sally was getting beaten by her father so she asked Esperanza to stay with her, and she comes with stacks of clothes and a paper bag full of bread.
What did the old man do to Esperanza and how?
"I would because he was too old and as I was about to put my lips on his cheek, he grabs my face with both hands and kisses me hard in the mouth and doesn't let go." ( Pg 55) When Esperanza was on her break she was hanging out with an old man and he said " it's my birthday" and he asked for a kiss.
What color was Esperanza describing as her name ?
A muddy color.
What does Nebulous mean?
Something Hazy.
How was Esperanza's neighborhood like?
"The laundromat downstairs had been boarded up because it had been robbed 2 days before and the older had painted on the wood yes we're open so as not to lose business" ( Pg 4) Esperanza talking about how the neighborhood right when she moved in.
It keeps getting robbed and dangerous.
Why does Sally get beaten?
" But who Believes her. A girl that big, a girl who comes in with her pretty face all beaten and black can't be falling off the stairs." ( Pg 92)
Sally gets beaten because her father claims she's too pretty.
What was is Esperanza Job.
"In my job I had to wear white gloves. Supposed to match negatives with a prints," ( Pg 54)
Esperanza Job was to make the images that she gets more clear.
Who in Esperanza's family had Esperanza's name.
Her Great Grandmother
What does Rebellious mean?
To resist a higher authority.
Where did Esperanza lived before?
"Before that we lived on Loomis on the third floor, and before we lived on Keeler." ( Pg 3) Esperanza is talking about how she just moved onto Mango Street and talking where she lived before.
Lived on Loomis, Keeler
What does Sally's mother rub on Sally and why?
"He never hits me hard. She said her mama rubs lard on all the places where it hurts." ( Pg 92) Sally's explains the situation to Esperanza.
Who gave the idea for the Esperanza getting the job?
Aunt Lana sitting there drinking her coffee with a spoon. Aunt Lana said she had found a job for me at the Peter Pan Photo Finishers. ( Pg 54 )
Aunt Lana gave the idea for a job because Esperanza needed the job for the High School.
What did she want to do with her name?
What does Simile mean?
Something that represents the same thing.